(Drue: I'm going to assume you follow everyone else; normally I'd wait at least a full day for PC actions, but there's not much real choice here...)
Kahlia casually pulls a rapier off the wall without slowing down as Brother Dain runs by her (he's got a higher movement rate, and knows where Lord Alistair's lab is), everyone sprinting down a flight of stairs, opening the door to the lab.
Tables have been knocked over inside. Ava lies bleeding just to one side of the door. Lord Alistair stands in a far corner, as if determined to fight, though he showed signs of injury. And what he intended to fight stood in the center of the room.
Three creatures, who appeared to be some sort of tiger-men were there, two holding shields and swords who looked bigger and stronger than the other. All were covered in what appeared to be the alchemical remains of tanglefoot bags, one of the larger creatures looking on the verge of breaking his restraints, and the other already having done so. No sound had come from the struggle; clearly a silence spell had been cast.
Initiative:
Saalin 22
Drue 21
Oswin 18 (Oswin goes before Lord Alistair due to higher Dex)
Alistair 18
Hariel 13 (Hariel goes before Dain due to higher Dex)
Dain 13
Monsters 12
Kahlia 2
(This is a 30' x 20' room; there are several overturned tables in the center area of the room, with lab equipment against one wall, and a rack of weapons on a second.)